A Faster Way to Use telnet

Type telnet hostname or telnet IP_address at the HP-UX prompt, as in the following example:

telnet hpabsa

Type your user name and password when the remote host prompts you for it. If you are using the Secure Internet Services version of telnet you will not be prompted for a login or password. You must have a valid login to the remote host in order to connect to it with telnet.

After you log into the remote host, telnet is in input state. When telnet is in input state, you can use the remote host as if your terminal or workstation were physically connected to that host.

If you notice that certain keystrokes do not do what you expect them to do, see “Checking Your Remote Terminal Configuration”.

When you have finished working on the remote host, type exit to log out of the remote host and exit from telnet:

exit